One of the most valuable pieces of equipment on any boat is an electric trolling motor. Although they can be used to troll with, their main purpose is for boat positioning, or for working structure. Read the rest of this entry »

All is good except there is a part of the 3-way fishing that I didn’t like. The problem was that my leader line kept wrapping around my sinker line every time I was ready to fish. Read the rest of this entry »

We made it to part 3 of understanding fish finders and sonar. In this article, we will uncover more advantages to using fishing finders (sonar) and help you catch more fish! Read the rest of this entry »

In this article, let’s review the use of fish finders (sonar) for structure, which is actually a “key” to catching more fish! This post is a continuation of Understanding Sonar and the use of Fish Finders. Read the rest of this entry »

Viewer Question: “I would like to see a series of information on understanding sonar. I know fish are arches, however actually the arch size is determined by how long the fish is under the sonar beam. i.e.: the faster the boat is going the shorter the arch.

What about when the fish is right or left of center of the beam will the fish look smaller? Should one be looking for just fish or both fish and structure? You could probably have dozens of sonar topics. Thanks for listening” - Bruce Read the rest of this entry »

Today we’re trolling along in Lake Ontario looking for those monster lake trout! We’re using body baits and fishing in about 20-30 feet of water. It was a great day out there, here’s what we did to land all those huge lake trout. Read the rest of this entry »

Most anglers like to troll, cast, jig, or use live bait. Here are 3 tips, explaining the best fishing line to use in each of these cases, to maximize your fishing catching! Read the rest of this entry »